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Kayak Touring The Canals and Lakes of Ontario, Canada – First Movie by Bruce Parks

Posted on June 3, 2011 by W kayak

Bruce created this unique kayak touring movie showing him paddling his W500 kayak while touring the serene scenery of Ontario’s canals and lakes.
Bruce uses special effects such as a fisheye lens, a wide lens, underwater photography, and variations on speed.
This movie was shot in HD, and it’s best viewed in a full screen mode:
It looks Bruce used a Tite-Lok clamp mount rod holder as an improvised mount for his high-tech camera :)
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New Price List For 2011 – Kayaks, Paddles and Accessories

Posted on January 1, 2011 by W kayak

We raised prices by 2% to 3% on most of our products, including kayaks, paddles and accessories. This it the result of the raising costs of manufacturing that we’ve experienced in the past year. Continue reading →

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“Too Much Storage In This Fishing Kayak”

Posted on November 6, 2010 by W kayak

Once in a while, working in the kayak business brings about a little, silly joy that I feel like sharing with others… :)
The latest of these anecdotes was emailed to me by Gary Johnson, from Texas:
Gary was having an argument with other kayak anglers, some of which are presumably kayak dealers, sales reps, etc., on an online, Texas fishing forum, and one of those other participants commented about the W500 that “It had too much storage for a fishing kayak”.
That’s right: -”Too much storage for a fishing kayak”. Continue reading →

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3 W Kayak Anglers, Crystal River, Florida

Posted on October 22, 2010 by W kayak

I fished yesterday with Dick Sherman, who designed a combination backrest / rod holder for his W fishing kayak. He needed a backrest and this seems to do the trick. We got a few small trout but had a pretty slow day. Continue reading →

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New Kayak Fishing Trip Report, and New Modifications in Gary’s Rigged Fishing Kayak

Posted on September 6, 2010 by W kayak

Slow day on the water today but got several undersized trout. I tried yet another rod holder modification (pictures attached) which allows for 4 rods behind me and 2 clamp on rod holders in front for temporary placement while paddling. One of these days, I’ll find the perfect solution. The clamp on rod holders are mounted on a wooden brace fastened in one of the saddle grooves. Continue reading →

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